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A very kind review from a patient I help manage with their chronic lower back pain. Chronic lower back pain affects as many as one-third...


A review really does make your day
Any Osteopath will tell you, when you receive a success story from a patient, it really does make you smile. Our job is to help and guide...


Persistent back pain? Read on...
Low back pain is on the increase, and affects as many as 84% of us. Persistent pain for more than 12 weeks can be defined as chronic low...


Balancing diet helps restore gut health and suppresses skin inflammation
In a review conducted by Henderson, E. (2021), she evaluated the effects of diet on gut and skin health. The increasing prevalence of a...


Conservative treatment for patients with lumbar disc herniation when surgery is advised
Approximately two-thirds of spinal pain diagnoses are lumbar disc herniations, and surgical intervention is on the increase. A recent...


Sprain or strain?
Sprains and strains are terms that get utilised regularly to describe injuries, but do we know the difference? Sprains occur when a...


Do you know enough about blood pressure?
Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, and many may not know it. The health risks associated with high blood...


Acute tennis injuries
Acute injuries in elite professional tennis players differ to those who recreationally play. Reasoning behind this is down to associated...


How heavy can your head get when on tech?
Research has shown that individuals on average spend four hours per day looking at their smartphones - that's 1400 hours a year! As you...


Is osteopathic treatment uncomfortable?
Whenever I meet a patient for the first time, I always ask if they know what to expect from the consultation, and occasionally they reply...


Red flags - what are they?
It would not be uncommon for patients to 'Google' their symptoms, and be faced with daunting suggestions that they have a serious...


How are muscle strains categorised?
Muscle injuries account for up to 1/3 of all sports related injuries, and can lead to extended periods of time out of sport. It is...


Does aggressive rehabilitation offer the best outcomes?
Musculoskeletal injuries, such as lower back and neck pain, can emanate from the skin, fascia, bursa, muscle, ligaments, tendons and...


Chronic whiplash-associated disorder
Whiplash injuries are very common, and can result from not only road traffic collisions, but also from sports and falls. If left...


Reducing your chances of injury
Injuries can hit when we're least expecting them, and can have a huge impact physically, emotionally and socially. Harbouring an injury...


Runner's knee - what you need to know
Runner's knee, also known as patello-femoral joint syndrome occurs not only in runners, but also in those that go walking, skiing,...


Beliefs about back pain affects prognosis
Low back pain is widely prevalent worldwide and can have profound effects on people's health and way of life. There is also a...


Common swimming injuries
As we move through spring and head towards summer, and swimming pools and outdoor lakes begin to open, it is important to recognise some...


Piriformis syndrome - fuelled by sedentary lifestyles
As a nation, we are sitting for longer periods than ever before. Particularly in today's current climate, we are working from home,...


Hip and knee osteoarthritis - how do we manage these?
Approximately 1 in 5 adults over 45 years in England have osteoarthritis of the knee, and 1 in 9 adults have osteoarthritis of the hip....
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